August 31, 2006
Illegal airstrip destroyed An illegal airstrip, located near the swamps of Portland Cottage in Clarendon, was destroyed yesterday morning during a joint police-military...
Child killers campaign brings 'pleasant surprise' Coordinator of Crime Stop, Prudence Gentles, says she was surprised that the first case to see results from The STAR's...
Cops, Inland Revenue at odds over traffic tickets The police and Inland Revenue Department are blaming each other for foul-ups in the traffic ticketing system, which have caused...
August 30, 2006
Cow thieves strike in St Elizabeth SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Cow thieves struck hard yesterday morning, stealing 18 animals from a single livestock owner at...
Kingston man on gun, ammo rap A Kingston man who allegedly told the police that he was glad they did not kill him, after allegedly being...
Robbers killed in gunfight Forensic experts yesterday began examining the sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which four alleged gunmen were killed by the police...
August 29, 2006
Woman pleads guilty in attempting to steal nine textbooks A 51-year-old woman was last week given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate's Court for...
Crime cop hurt in crash Crime officer, Superintendent Corneilius 'Calf' Walker, has been hospitalised in a critical condition following a motor vehicle accident in downtown...
Veteran lawyer is new Public Defender The country has a new Public Defender. He is veteran attorney-at-law Earl Witter. His appointment comes a little more than...
August 28, 2006
UWI student stabbed, hospitalised A MEDICAL student is in serious condition at hospital after she was stabbed several times in her dormitory on Irvine...
Residents protest Bounty's arrest Residents of Grants Pen in St. Thomas blocked sections along the main thoroughfare following the news that Rodney 'Bounty Killer'...
Sobion defends CCJ - Law expert bats for system's integrity Following increased speculations about the integrity of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), principal of the Norman Manley Law School,...
August 24, 2006
Clarendon man jailed for death of wife A prominent 58-year-old businessman of Summerfield, Clarendon, has been jailed for the gun slaying of his 49-year-old wife, Marcia Morgan,...
Police seize guns, drugs in raid Five guns, including two high powered weapons, were seized by the police on Tuesday, during several operations carried out in...
DPP office to be modernised An improvement is expected in the efficiency of the justice system after the modernisation of the Office of the Director...
August 23, 2006
Woman cop among three facing fraud charges THREE people, including a special constable, are facing fraud charges in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate's Court after allegedly participating in...
Two nursing students attacked by armed men TWO armed men yesterday invaded one of the dormitories at the Kingston School of Nursing on Half-Way-Tree Road, and attempted...
May Pen police guns under scrutiny Forensic experts have begun examining at least 20 guns that were issued to police who took part in Saturday's operation,...
August 22, 2006
Suspected child killer charged POLICE LAST week arrested a man for the murder of Oksana Douglas, a seven-year-old girl who was murdered in Olympic...
Accused drops dead in court An accused man died in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court house before he could either profess his innocence or...
Alleged drug trafficker ordered to hospital ALLEGED international narcotics trafficker, Jeffrey Lewis, 78, who is reportedly afflicted by a series of illnesses, including obesity, was yesterday...
Stone Crusher Gang members remanded second time around Alleged Stone Crusher Gang members, 22-year-old Adrian 'Banga' Lofters, 20-year-old Lenford 'Bungie' Brown and Andrew 'Blacka Shine' Cox, 18, of...
August 21, 2006
Cops detain prison warder, two inmates under probe A prison warder was detained by the police yesterday, while two inmates were being investigated for allegedly smuggling ganja into...
Phillips warns of narco-politics link Dr. Peter Phillips, the Minister of National Security, has conceded that the country still faces the risk of criminals, including...
Britain to deport Jamaican terror preacher Jamaican-born Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal, who has been linked to the July 7, 2005 bombings of the London transportation...
August 18, 2006
Caretaker gets 10 days for stealing bicycle from police station A man was yesterday sentenced to 10 days in prison at hard labour after pleading guilty to breaking into the...
St Catherine man on gun rap for court today PATRICK Wilson, the St Catherine man who police arrested for the May 5 seizure of an arms cache at the...
Two J'cans get life for London triple murder TWO Jamaican men have been jailed for life in Britain after being found guilty of murdering three members of a...
August 17, 2006
Resident Magistrates shortage cripples St Catherine courts The shortage of Resident Magistrates in St. Catherine was felt yesterday as there was no RM at the Linstead Resident...
Lawyer gives new meaning to phrase 'legal briefs' LONDON (AFP) - A lawyer gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "legal briefs" by dropping his suit trousers...
Man convicted for $400,000 fraud in Portland HUGO Lewis, the man who last week pleaded guilty in attempting to defraud Barita Investments Limited of more than $1.7...
Major drug ring cracked THE local police said they cracked a major drug trafficking ring yesterday when they partnered with drug enforcement agencies from...
August 16, 2006
District constable on ganja rap offered bail MONTEGO BAY, St James - Noel Mason, a Montego Bay-based district constable, was on Monday offered bail in the resort...
Locals lose $millions in job 'scam' Fraud Squad investigators are currently probing the operations of Medley Development Corporation, a self-styled employment agency, which allegedly fleeced victims...
Mega ganja bust - Drug find linked to Haiti - Bahamian nabbed in raids A massive multi-unit operation in St. Catherine, Clarendon, and Trelawny over the past two days has resulted in the seizure...
August 15, 2006
Woman held in Aussie murder A woman has been detained in connection with the murder of an Australian tourist who was found stabbed to death...
Stepfather charged with molestation A 63-year-old man is now in custody at the Morant Bay Police Station In St. Thomas on a sexual molestation...
August 14, 2006
Asylum seekers may be jailed The Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) is objecting to provisions in local immigration laws under which persons seeking...
August 09, 2006
Warder gets 12 months in jail, fined $10,000 A prison warder was last week sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment after he was convicted in the Spanish Town Criminal...
August 04, 2006
CVM-TV breathes $17-m sigh of relief CVM-TV is breathing a sigh of relief today, following an Appeal Court judgement which dramatically slashed a $20.8 million libel...
Court of Appeal warns gangs The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning that gang members who invade homes and commit murders must expect...
Fire service accused of selling water The national fire service is being accused of selling water provided free of cost to service the nation's fire hydrants...
Disaster Act to be replaced The Government of Jamaica is moving to repeal the Office of Disaster Pre-paredness and Emergency Act and replace it with...
Mullings suggests amending Weights Act Clive Mullings, Opposition spokesman on mining, energy and telecommunications, has suggested that the Weights and Measures Act be amended to...
Abolish preliminary enquiries for rape cases PSYCHOLOGIST Dr. Veronica Salter has joined a choir that is singing for a change in the way sexual offence cases...
August 03, 2006
Father and son on police most wanted list in St Ann A sixty-year-old businessman and his 31-year-old son, accused of murdering a Farm Town resident in February this year that triggered...
Fake doctor slapped with criminal charges A Kingston man has been slapped with criminal charges after he allegedly pretended to be a medical doctor and prescribed...
Man allegedly beaten by cops, seeks redress After being beaten and apparently arrested without cause, resident of Paradise Acres in St. James, Cedric 'Goosey' Thorpe, is calling...
St James cops seek children's home robbers/rapists The St. James police have vowed to leave no stone unturned in bringing to justice two men who robbed and...
August 02, 2006
Rose Hall man off murder conviction The killer of 12-year-old Kimone Lewis, of Rose Hall district, St. Catherine, is still at large as the Court of...
Court cuts libel award against CVM CVM Television Ltd. was successful in its appeal yesterday when the Court of Appeal reduced the jury's award of $20.8...
Law to secure electronic transactions on table Legislation to facilitate safe electronic transactions is to be tabled for debate in Parliament soon. Senator Colin Campbell, Minister of...
